Rebekka King
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3587405 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Rebekka King |
| NOMBRES | Rebekka |
| APELLIDO | King |
| FIRMA | KING R |
| AFILIACIONES | Middle Tennessee State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4497-8038 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 12 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 23 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2011 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Now you know
This article interrogates the premises of the question "Does the scholar of religion have a particular role in promoting public and political knowledge and understanding of religion(s)?" by first asking, "In what contexts is the scholar of religion asked to have a role in promoting public and political knowledge and understanding of religion(s)?" Rebekka King argues that there are two hidden assumptions underlying the question. First is the idea …
Talking Fieldwork with Rebekka King
In The Interview, we chat with movers and shakers whose contributions help us think about the field. Bulletin Editor, Richard Newton, and Editorial Assistant, Stephen Heaton sat down with Rebekka King. King is Professor of Religious Studies at Middle Tennessee State University and faculty resident at MTSU’s Honors College. We learned about Rebekka’s work in the anthropology of Christianity, her recent book, The New Heretics: Skepticism, Secularis…
Key Categories in the Study of Religion
Key Categories in the Study of Religion builds upon the groundwork laid by previous NAASR Working Papers titles in order to bring us full circle to the symbiotic relationship between context and critique. This volume assembles diverse sets of data to consider pertinent categories in which critique occurs. By looking at intentionally disparate case studies, the volume centers on four key contextual categories which stand at the heart of the academ…
The Subtlety of Subtitles
In this brief review, I organize my comments around the subtitle of Hughes's book and take up the themes of Institution, Study of Religion, and Canada. In doing so, I highlight the ways that Hughes's history provides insight into: 1) the roles of institutions qua institutions (albeit with social actors now) in the establishment of religious studies; 2) the distinctly Canadian elements of religious studies as it emerged in the midst of particular …
On a more constructive relationship between the secular and religious left
Critical trajectories and the timing of critique
This editorial discusses the place of critique at different stages in research and writing. It evokes Foucault's conception of critique as transformative and draws from the symposium in this issue examining the role of critique in anthropology to shift the conversation to the question of when critique occurs. The editorial advocates for the notion of critique as a competency that is dependent upon context
Specter and horizon
With reference to two different projects examining North American Christianities, this symposium contribution explores opportunities for critique when conducting fieldwork. Drawing from observations made by E. E. Evans-Pritchard, I suggest that critique is most productive when it uses the perspective and position of one's interlocutors as its point of departure
On a balanced critique
Critical theory of religion vs. critical religion
Last year’s editorial, ‘‘How can mainstream approaches become more critical?’’ (Goldstein, Boer, King and Boyarin, 2015) provoked some strong responses. Initially, these occurred in social media-a place which one might think unlikely for intellectual discussion but in some ways has become its vanguard. There a debate ensued (mostly between Russell McCutcheon, Craig Martin, and CRR Editor Warren S. Goldstein), which was published subsequently in R…
How can mainstream approaches become more critical
The Anthropology of Christianity Goes to Seminary
Book and Film Reviews
BIELO, James S., Words Upon the Word: An Ethnography of Evangelical Group Bible Study, x, 187 pp., notes, references, index. New York: New York University Press, 2009. Paperback, $21. ISBN 9780814791226. BLACKBURN, Anne M., Locations of Buddhism: Colonialism and Modernity in Sri Lanka, xxii, 237 pp., figures, bibliographical references. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010. Cloth, $45. ISBN 9780226055077. BRUCE, Steve, Paisley: Religion and…
Critical theory of religion vs. critical religion
Last year’s editorial, ‘‘How can mainstream approaches become more critical?’’ (Goldstein, Boer, King and Boyarin, 2015) provoked some strong responses. Initially, these occurred in social media-a place which one might think unlikely for intellectual discussion but in some ways has become its vanguard. There a debate ensued (mostly between Russell McCutcheon, Craig Martin, and CRR Editor Warren S. Goldstein), which was published subsequently in R…
How can mainstream approaches become more critical
On a balanced critique
Specter and horizon
With reference to two different projects examining North American Christianities, this symposium contribution explores opportunities for critique when conducting fieldwork. Drawing from observations made by E. E. Evans-Pritchard, I suggest that critique is most productive when it uses the perspective and position of one's interlocutors as its point of departure
Book and Film Reviews
BIELO, James S., Words Upon the Word: An Ethnography of Evangelical Group Bible Study, x, 187 pp., notes, references, index. New York: New York University Press, 2009. Paperback, $21. ISBN 9780814791226. BLACKBURN, Anne M., Locations of Buddhism: Colonialism and Modernity in Sri Lanka, xxii, 237 pp., figures, bibliographical references. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010. Cloth, $45. ISBN 9780226055077. BRUCE, Steve, Paisley: Religion and…
The Anthropology of Christianity Goes to Seminary
How can mainstream approaches become more critical
Critical theory of religion vs. critical religion
Last year’s editorial, ‘‘How can mainstream approaches become more critical?’’ (Goldstein, Boer, King and Boyarin, 2015) provoked some strong responses. Initially, these occurred in social media-a place which one might think unlikely for intellectual discussion but in some ways has become its vanguard. There a debate ensued (mostly between Russell McCutcheon, Craig Martin, and CRR Editor Warren S. Goldstein), which was published subsequently in R…
On a balanced critique
Critical trajectories and the timing of critique
This editorial discusses the place of critique at different stages in research and writing. It evokes Foucault's conception of critique as transformative and draws from the symposium in this issue examining the role of critique in anthropology to shift the conversation to the question of when critique occurs. The editorial advocates for the notion of critique as a competency that is dependent upon context
Specter and horizon
With reference to two different projects examining North American Christianities, this symposium contribution explores opportunities for critique when conducting fieldwork. Drawing from observations made by E. E. Evans-Pritchard, I suggest that critique is most productive when it uses the perspective and position of one's interlocutors as its point of departure
On a more constructive relationship between the secular and religious left
Key Categories in the Study of Religion
Key Categories in the Study of Religion builds upon the groundwork laid by previous NAASR Working Papers titles in order to bring us full circle to the symbiotic relationship between context and critique. This volume assembles diverse sets of data to consider pertinent categories in which critique occurs. By looking at intentionally disparate case studies, the volume centers on four key contextual categories which stand at the heart of the academ…
The Subtlety of Subtitles
In this brief review, I organize my comments around the subtitle of Hughes's book and take up the themes of Institution, Study of Religion, and Canada. In doing so, I highlight the ways that Hughes's history provides insight into: 1) the roles of institutions qua institutions (albeit with social actors now) in the establishment of religious studies; 2) the distinctly Canadian elements of religious studies as it emerged in the midst of particular …
Talking Fieldwork with Rebekka King
In The Interview, we chat with movers and shakers whose contributions help us think about the field. Bulletin Editor, Richard Newton, and Editorial Assistant, Stephen Heaton sat down with Rebekka King. King is Professor of Religious Studies at Middle Tennessee State University and faculty resident at MTSU’s Honors College. We learned about Rebekka’s work in the anthropology of Christianity, her recent book, The New Heretics: Skepticism, Secularis…
Now you know
This article interrogates the premises of the question "Does the scholar of religion have a particular role in promoting public and political knowledge and understanding of religion(s)?" by first asking, "In what contexts is the scholar of religion asked to have a role in promoting public and political knowledge and understanding of religion(s)?" Rebekka King argues that there are two hidden assumptions underlying the question. First is the idea …
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